A
moving tribute to the 75-year-old black Texas
sharecropper and great blues singer, Mance
Lipscomb (1895-1976),
discovered at age 65. Mance recorded his first album
in 1960, Texas Songster. Many critics consider him
to be the greatest blues guitarist.

The
Les Blank("In
Heaven There Is No Beer?"/"A Poem is a Naked
Person"/"All In This Tea") film not only captures
the humble man's music in songs such as "Sugar
Babe" and "Shine on Harvest Moon", but shows
him on his rural Texas farm interacting with his
wife and neighbors, offering his wisdom on leading a
quiet and respectful life, and we see Mance
assisting at a baptism. Though becoming
internationally famous late in life, the good guy
blues star continued living the simple life on his
rural farm.

Mance
tells us he dreams of a world in
which young black and white people cooperate to
share the land and resources.